Toggle explainer video for pickaxes

Feature Requests
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Just a thought, but whenever I’ve shown my pickaxes to clients, they all need handholding. I have Loom walkthroughs to help, but nowhere to store them.

It would be great to be able to toggle a video embed (that the user cpuld close at any time), which enables us to link to a ‘how-to’ video of the pickaxe.

This would save so much time and improve usability for the end user, who will be able to quickly figure out how to make best use of the tool in front of them.

Anyway, keep up the great work :call_me_hand:

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I think the best way to handle this would be to add a link in the pickaxe welcome message or description, I would recommend a short so that it is cleaner than a full loom link. Hope this helps!

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I believe a ‘start here’ page would be great that once users login it send them there instead of back to home page

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Thanks for this - yeah it would definitely work, but I feel the reality is that most users are still new to AI and unfamiliar with how to use many of these tools.I wouldn’t want to take people away from my studio if it could be avoided.

A video embed to allow us to show via video would save a tonne of time, add value to the tools we build, and reduce operational support time.

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@gtfo maybe you know this already but the home page can be changed to any pickaxe or content page. In your studio you can click on the + button to create a content page and, once created, on the three dots to set it as homepage.

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The content page can have HTML sections with videos and custom HTML code to explain how to use the tools.

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Thanks so much for this - very helpful!

Can I ask; would I embed the video via an iframe or the method in which a YouTube/Loom video might provide? Or do I need to post the link?

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Hey @gtfo Yes, you absolutely can

Pickaxe’s Content Pages support blocks of content that can be either Markdown or HTML sections . This means you can use a standard HTML

<iframe> tag and set the width and height attributes to control the dimensions of your embedded video.

Here’s How to Do It

  1. Get the Embed Code: Go to the video source (like YouTube or Vimeo) and copy the <iframe> embed code.
  2. Edit Your Content Page: In your Pickaxe Studio, navigate to the Website editor and open the Content Page you want to edit.
  3. Add an HTML Block: Add a new content block and make sure it’s set to the HTML type.
  4. Paste and Customize: Paste the <iframe> code into the HTML block. You can then adjust the width and height values directly in the code.

For example, your code would look something like this:

`<iframe 
    width="853" 
    height="480" 
    src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/your-video-id" 
    title="YouTube video player" 
    frameborder="0" 
    allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" 
    allowfullscreen>
</iframe>`

Just change the "853" and "480" values to whatever dimensions you need for your page.

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Thank you, Ned! Appreciate it :folded_hands:

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My pleasure :grinning_face:

I forgot to mention that if you prefer to embed a Loom video instead, just ensure the visibility is set to public.

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